Recognised as Colour

#FC00ED

#FC00ED
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#FC00ED is a magenta with RGB values 252, 0, 237 and HSL 304°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#FC00ED#FC00ED

HEX#FC00ED

RGBrgb(252, 0, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.9294

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(303.6, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.6, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,309

CSS custom property--colour: #FC00ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#03FF12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7198E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 87.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 8.3 Magenta · ΔE 8.3 Dark violet · ΔE 32 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 37.1 Blue violet · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00FC0F

Analogous#8D00FC, #FC006F

Triadic#EDFC00, #00EDFC

Split complementary#6FFC00, #00FC8D

Tetradic#FC8D00, #00FC0F, #006FFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFC9FC

Lighter +30%#FF96F9

Lighter +20%#FF63F6

Lighter +10%#FF30F3

Darker −10%#C900BD

Darker −20%#96008D

Darker −30%#63005D

Darker −40%#30002D

More saturated +25%#FC00ED

Less saturated −25%#DD20D1

Channel breakdown

R252

B237

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue303.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B ED

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Colour values

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